Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Playa Negra
Intermediate
Point break
Rock bottom
Peels right
0.6–3 m
Mid tide
One of the best right point breaks in Central America. Playa Negra produces long, hollow waves that peel over a shallow rock reef. The wave offers both barrel and high-performance sections, attracting pros and traveling surfers alike. The black sand beach setting and consistent swells make it a staple of Costa Rica's northern Pacific coast.
Hazards
RocksUrchinsShallow
Conditions
- Best swell
- SW, S
- Best wind
- E, NE
- Season
- Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
- Wave size
- 0.6–3 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 10.1256, -85.8319
Facilities
Parking